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“Leo Buscaglia, the author of Love, says, ‘Love is the key to life. Learning to love is what gives meaning to our existence. All religions try to teach us how to love, and this is what they are trying to teach us.'”
He was a professor of social sciences at the University of Southern California for more than 20 years. He was a motivational speaker who started writing books on his subjects and eventually became a famous author. And several books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
Check out his some of most personal, touching, and motivating quotes. Be prepared to believe in yourself!
33 Most Inspiring Leo Buscaglia Quotes
“Your talent is God’s gift to you.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn’t. Success often lies just the other side of failure.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and life.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate – it’s apathy. It’s not giving a damn.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Don’t spend your precious time asking “Why isn’t the world a better place?” It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is “How can I make it better?” To that there is an answer.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, “No, I won’t do it, I won’t behave his way anymore. I’m lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving and then you do it.”” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“We need not be afraid to touch, to feel, to show emotion. The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel. The hardest thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Happiness and love are just a choice away.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“We all need to be recognized for what we’re doing, for our work. Every once in a while we need someone to come up to us and say, ‘You’re beautiful. That was well done. That’s nice.’”
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“The hardest battle you’re ever going to fight is the battle to be just you.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“The fact I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Love yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself, and be good to yourself because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Don’t hold on to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, a dissatisfaction with self — a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change — the willful act of making the change, doing something.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“The easiest thing to be in the world is you, the most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be, don’t let them put you in that position.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Choose the way of life. Choose the way of love. Choose the way of caring. Choose the way of goodness. It’s up to you. It’s your choice.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“A life of love is one of continual growth, where the doors and windows of experience are always open to the wonder and magic that life offers. To love is to risk living fully.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“What love we’ve given we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give will be for all eternity.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“What you are is God’s gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Value yourself. The only people who appreciate a doormat are people with dirty shoes.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“Most of us remain strangers to ourselves, hiding who we are, and ask other strangers hiding who they are to love us.” ― Leo Buscaglia
“There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness, and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that, I have complete control.” ― Leo Buscaglia
